woggle

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/ˈwɒɡəl/

noun

A Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

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Meanings

woggle1

nounwoggle (plural woggles)

plural woggles

  1. A Boy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

woggle2

verbwoggle (third-person singular simple present woggles, present participle woggling, simple past and past participle woggled)

present singular third person woggles · participle present woggling · participle past woggled · past woggled

  1. alternativearchaicdialectalAlternative spelling of waggle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
boondoggle

Origin

1923, coined in Australia by Bill Shankley, from earlier American boondoggle. Popularized from 1929 by use in Scouting for Boys, 14th edition, by Baden-Powell.

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Translations

Finnish huiviholkki, osmonsolmu
  • huiviholkkiBoy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide
  • osmonsolmuBoy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide
French bague de foulard
  • bague de foulardBoy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide
German Halstuchring, Halstuchknoten
  • HalstuchringBoy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide
  • HalstuchknotenBoy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide
Italian portafazzolettone
  • portafazzolettoneBoy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide
Swedish sölja
  • söljaBoy Scout's neckerchief clasp or slide

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with woggle

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Cite this entry
APA

woggle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woggle

MLA

“woggle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woggle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woggle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woggle.

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